diff --git a/lib/SPIRV/SPIRVReader.cpp b/lib/SPIRV/SPIRVReader.cpp
index 4b83c12e0c..a9c8270601 100644
--- a/lib/SPIRV/SPIRVReader.cpp
+++ b/lib/SPIRV/SPIRVReader.cpp
@@ -249,23 +249,6 @@ translateSEVMetadata(SPIRVValue *BV, llvm::LLVMContext &Context) {
   return RetAttr;
 }
 
-IntrinsicInst *SPIRVToLLVM::getLifetimeStartIntrinsic(Instruction *I) {
-  auto *II = dyn_cast<IntrinsicInst>(I);
-  if (II && II->getIntrinsicID() == Intrinsic::lifetime_start)
-    return II;
-  // Bitcast might be inserted during translation of OpLifetimeStart
-  auto *BC = dyn_cast<BitCastInst>(I);
-  if (BC) {
-    for (const auto &U : BC->users()) {
-      II = dyn_cast<IntrinsicInst>(U);
-      if (II && II->getIntrinsicID() == Intrinsic::lifetime_start)
-        return II;
-      ;
-    }
-  }
-  return nullptr;
-}
-
 SPIRVErrorLog &SPIRVToLLVM::getErrorLog() { return BM->getErrorLog(); }
 
 void SPIRVToLLVM::setCallingConv(CallInst *Call) {
@@ -1884,9 +1867,6 @@ Value *SPIRVToLLVM::transValueWithoutDecoration(SPIRVValue *BV, Function *F,
     IRBuilder<> Builder(BB);
     auto *Var = transValue(LTStop->getObject(), F, BB);
     Var = Var->stripPointerCasts();
-    for (const auto &I : Var->users())
-      if (auto *II = getLifetimeStartIntrinsic(dyn_cast<Instruction>(I)))
-        return mapValue(BV, Builder.CreateLifetimeEnd(II->getOperand(0)));
     return mapValue(BV, Builder.CreateLifetimeEnd(Var));
   }